RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Most never-married people, Illinois counties · 2000

Illinois counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED PEOPLEVS –

01Jackson County, ILIL52,50142.4%–

02Champaign County, ILIL209,97240.2%–

03McDonough County, ILIL25,91637.3%–

04DeKalb County, ILIL101,83536.6%–

05Coles County, ILIL46,60736.4%–

06Cook County, ILIL5,194,62534.6%–

07McLean County, ILIL171,41932.7%–

08Peoria County, ILIL178,55327.9%–

09St. Clair County, ILIL250,70827.9%–

10Kankakee County, ILIL105,52526.5%–

11Kane County, ILIL525,75726.0%–

12Sangamon County, ILIL194,17025.8%–

13Rock Island County, ILIL141,86925.1%–

14DuPage County, ILIL934,29825.1%–

15Winnebago County, ILIL283,67425.0%–

16Madison County, ILIL263,11024.8%–

17Lake County, ILIL719,33924.6%–

18Will County, ILIL712,25324.0%–

19Macon County, ILIL99,30023.9%–

20Warren County, ILIL16,22222.8%–

21Clinton County, ILIL37,12822.7%–

22Stephenson County, ILIL43,22022.6%–

23Pulaski County, ILIL4,82022.6%–

24Grundy County, ILIL54,05222.6%–

25Adams County, ILIL64,26722.4%–

26Effingham County, ILIL34,51922.3%–

27Vermilion County, ILIL71,25922.2%–

28Jasper County, ILIL9,03222.1%–

29Jersey County, ILIL21,16022.1%–

30Morgan County, ILIL32,51522.0%–

31LaSalle County, ILIL107,77321.7%–

32Knox County, ILIL47,76721.6%–

33Alexander County, ILIL4,57021.6%–

34Wabash County, ILIL10,90721.5%–

35Cass County, ILIL12,46321.4%–

36Kendall County, ILIL145,47021.4%–

37Whiteside County, ILIL54,12121.3%–

38McHenry County, ILIL317,75121.3%–

39Boone County, ILIL53,56821.2%–

40Washington County, ILIL13,56421.1%–

41Douglas County, ILIL19,88021.0%–

42Richland County, ILIL15,21920.9%–

43Iroquois County, ILIL26,15020.7%–

44Woodford County, ILIL38,11120.6%–

45Bond County, ILIL16,95920.6%–

46Lee County, ILIL32,91420.6%–

47Ogle County, ILIL51,39920.6%–

48Bureau County, ILIL32,51020.6%–

49Montgomery County, ILIL28,07620.5%–

50Pope County, ILIL3,67220.5%–

51Calhoun County, ILIL4,30020.4%–

52Tazewell County, ILIL130,04920.2%–

53Hamilton County, ILIL7,85920.2%–

54Marion County, ILIL36,38220.2%–

55Menard County, ILIL11,86320.2%–

56Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59420.1%–

57Union County, ILIL16,65620.1%–

58Macoupin County, ILIL43,74820.0%–

59Henry County, ILIL48,09520.0%–

60Scott County, ILIL4,86620.0%–

61Marshall County, ILIL11,47319.9%–

62Williamson County, ILIL67,22519.9%–

63Monroe County, ILIL34,84019.8%–

64Mason County, ILIL12,41119.8%–

65Saline County, ILIL22,77219.7%–

66Cumberland County, ILIL10,20819.6%–

67Crawford County, ILIL18,64819.4%–

68De Witt County, ILIL15,11819.4%–

69Piatt County, ILIL16,79119.4%–

70Carroll County, ILIL15,41919.3%–

71Hancock County, ILIL16,80319.3%–

72Greene County, ILIL11,31319.2%–

73Clark County, ILIL15,11419.2%–

74Logan County, ILIL27,18219.1%–

75Putnam County, ILIL5,61919.1%–

76Livingston County, ILIL35,05718.9%–

77Gallatin County, ILIL4,61618.9%–

78Fayette County, ILIL20,79018.8%–

79Randolph County, ILIL29,92118.8%–

80Moultrie County, ILIL14,37118.7%–

81Hardin County, ILIL3,58818.7%–

82Franklin County, ILIL36,91618.7%–

83Perry County, ILIL20,16018.6%–

84Clay County, ILIL12,79318.6%–

85Lawrence County, ILIL13,79018.6%–

86Edgar County, ILIL16,32318.6%–

87Ford County, ILIL13,21618.5%–

88Mercer County, ILIL15,22918.4%–

89Henderson County, ILIL5,98418.4%–

90Christian County, ILIL33,44318.4%–

91Stark County, ILIL5,31918.4%–

92Jefferson County, ILIL36,14718.3%–

93Shelby County, ILIL20,57618.3%–

94Fulton County, ILIL32,90118.1%–

95Massac County, ILIL13,50217.9%–

96Brown County, ILIL6,40117.7%–

97Pike County, ILIL14,23117.5%–

98Edwards County, ILIL5,89817.3%–

99White County, ILIL13,25016.6%–

100Wayne County, ILIL15,88216.4%–

101Schuyler County, ILIL6,65716.4%–

102Johnson County, ILIL13,36313.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS